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Lot #519 - PINOCCHIO (UNPRODUCED) - Phil Tippett Collection: Pinocchio Puppet

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Movie - Props Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Lot #519 - PINOCCHIO (UNPRODUCED) - Phil Tippett Collection: Pinocchio Puppet
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This lot will be sold on Wednesday August 27th (day 2 of the auction.) Lots 434-870 will be sold on day 2 (lots 1-433 will be sold on day 1). The auction will begin at 10:00AM PDT. Lots are sold sequentially so there is no preset ending time. A live streaming broadcast of the auction will be available on auction days.

A Pinocchio puppet from Francis Ford Coppola's unproduced adaptation of Pinocchio. Multiple puppets and maquettes were made during pre-production to plan out how the film's titular puppet Pinocchio would look and move. This lot comes from the collection of visual effects artist and stop-motion animator Phil Tippett.

Made almost entirely of unpainted wood, this puppet features wooden-peg joints at the shoulders, elbows, wrists, fingers, hips, knees, ankles, and midfoot. The torso is a small log, roughly finished, with knots throughout. The head and neck are held by a piece of elastic that runs out the back of the torso to a small wooden winding mechanism that can tighten so that the head stands up or, when let go, lets the head droop over. The hair is painted on, lightly, in black, while the mouth and eyebrows are drawn on in pencil. The eye is made of a semi-transparent brown acrylic. The long, pointed nose is a separate piece of wood plugged into the face. The puppet is in good overall condition with some wear from handling and age, including a missing eye and ear, and a general looseness in the wooden joints. Includes a letter of authenticity from Phil Tippett.

Dimensions: 21" x 7" x 4" (53.5 cm x 18 cm x 10.5 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000